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Of Black Suns and Henshins
3 years ago
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Once again, great title XD SPOILERS AHEAD BY THE WAY!
For those who don't know me, I'm a fan of Kamen Rider as much as Super Sentai. I won't go absolutely nuts for anything, but still be a fan nonetheless. And I'm definitely a fan of Kamen Rider Black RX, and its predecessor Kamen Rider Black. ^^
When they announced a reboot of Black, like 3-4ish years ago, I immediately thought; "oh it's gonna be one of those dark reboots that's only made for the grownup fans blah blah blah. That notion will always be childish to me. In the end it always comes down to execution. As time went on, delays from the 'vid' and all that jazz, my interests grew to check this series out on Amazon.
This show is for Kamen Rider's 50th anniversary.... when the show Kamen Rider came out in 1971, and this show just came out in 2022! Why does this always happen with Kamen Rider anniversaries? This happened with Shin Kamen Rider and Kamen Rider ZO in '92/'93 when they came out. And Shin Kamen Rider (the upcoming 2023 movie FYI) is coming next year... 2 years after! I think Fourze's the only Rider series that's actually stuck to an anniversary milestone!
Black Sun and Shin (2023) DO have excuses tho, cuz of Bro-vid. BUT STILL!
Having been able to watch the show now, I liked it better than Kamen Rider Amazons, definitely because I can actually see the damn thing not crazily color-muted out! Interesting premise, not too hard to follow. That being said, it has a share of problems. I did like the show... buuuuut I am a mixed bag with it. I'm not gonna make comparisons to the original series, cuz that's never gonna be fair to me. But what I mean is for those who've watched the original show, you'll notice changes.
In the old show, Gorgom was a cult that's been around for years, so ancient, and they've come about for the birht of their new 'Creation King' as it were. Here, they're a political party fighting for Kaijin rights. The show's definitely gives off X-Men vibes, not a bad thing. But it makes you ask why they have 'High Priests' in this show. Made more sense in the old show, and it woulda made more sense for this show say be it like Monster Musume; co-existence has been around for more than just 50 years, and both kaijins and humans notice something weird with Kaijins after the solar eclipse and then the Creation King's found. Cuz the way they did it in here make much sense.
Some characters were wasted in this, and some characters we feel like we weren't given enough time with them. I won't list it off here, cuz I don't wanna make this long. But I think the biggest drawback for this for me was Kotaro. Don't get me wrong, Hidetoshi Nishijima acted was awesome. Just the character himself was... pretty boring. Again, no comparisons to Kotaro from the old show, and this Kotaro's likeable in his own rights. It's just we needed something more. Just a little extra oomph.
And yeah, I didn't really care much for the ending. It's just felt disjointed to me. And for those who've checked out this show, you may find a reference to a particular victim of police brutality, I ain't gonna mention it here. The kinda crap the whiny fanboys will constantly complain; 'keep politics outta my escapist fantasies!', unironically not realizing their favorite pasttime shows have ALWAYS had elements like this, making me ask everytime; 'What's YOUR definition of politics?'
So... yeah, safe to say I don't think we'll get a follow-up reboot for Kamen Rider Black RX.
All that said, the action is a definite highlight, but it ain't afraid to go gore-galore. The suits and costumes are just top notch, especially how Black Sun's suit evolves to the ascetics we know and love. I definitely liked Aoi in the show, and how she's practically a potential Rider (Gaining a belt somehow).
And definite props to the 1972 flashback scenes with the design department.
Is the show worth a looksee? I always say your mileage may vary, but yea, it IS worth a watch. Just make sure no kids are around. I would definitely give this a 7 outta 10, and would watch it again for the fights. But if you've seen it, what're your thoughts on the show?
I AM definitely looking forward to Shin Kamen Rider when that movie hits in March 2023.... will be waiting patiently for the DVD of it, since I just, y'know, teleport to a local theater in Japan. Be cool if I could tho. XD
Thanks for your time. ^^
For those who don't know me, I'm a fan of Kamen Rider as much as Super Sentai. I won't go absolutely nuts for anything, but still be a fan nonetheless. And I'm definitely a fan of Kamen Rider Black RX, and its predecessor Kamen Rider Black. ^^
When they announced a reboot of Black, like 3-4ish years ago, I immediately thought; "oh it's gonna be one of those dark reboots that's only made for the grownup fans blah blah blah. That notion will always be childish to me. In the end it always comes down to execution. As time went on, delays from the 'vid' and all that jazz, my interests grew to check this series out on Amazon.
This show is for Kamen Rider's 50th anniversary.... when the show Kamen Rider came out in 1971, and this show just came out in 2022! Why does this always happen with Kamen Rider anniversaries? This happened with Shin Kamen Rider and Kamen Rider ZO in '92/'93 when they came out. And Shin Kamen Rider (the upcoming 2023 movie FYI) is coming next year... 2 years after! I think Fourze's the only Rider series that's actually stuck to an anniversary milestone!
Black Sun and Shin (2023) DO have excuses tho, cuz of Bro-vid. BUT STILL!
Having been able to watch the show now, I liked it better than Kamen Rider Amazons, definitely because I can actually see the damn thing not crazily color-muted out! Interesting premise, not too hard to follow. That being said, it has a share of problems. I did like the show... buuuuut I am a mixed bag with it. I'm not gonna make comparisons to the original series, cuz that's never gonna be fair to me. But what I mean is for those who've watched the original show, you'll notice changes.
In the old show, Gorgom was a cult that's been around for years, so ancient, and they've come about for the birht of their new 'Creation King' as it were. Here, they're a political party fighting for Kaijin rights. The show's definitely gives off X-Men vibes, not a bad thing. But it makes you ask why they have 'High Priests' in this show. Made more sense in the old show, and it woulda made more sense for this show say be it like Monster Musume; co-existence has been around for more than just 50 years, and both kaijins and humans notice something weird with Kaijins after the solar eclipse and then the Creation King's found. Cuz the way they did it in here make much sense.
Some characters were wasted in this, and some characters we feel like we weren't given enough time with them. I won't list it off here, cuz I don't wanna make this long. But I think the biggest drawback for this for me was Kotaro. Don't get me wrong, Hidetoshi Nishijima acted was awesome. Just the character himself was... pretty boring. Again, no comparisons to Kotaro from the old show, and this Kotaro's likeable in his own rights. It's just we needed something more. Just a little extra oomph.
And yeah, I didn't really care much for the ending. It's just felt disjointed to me. And for those who've checked out this show, you may find a reference to a particular victim of police brutality, I ain't gonna mention it here. The kinda crap the whiny fanboys will constantly complain; 'keep politics outta my escapist fantasies!', unironically not realizing their favorite pasttime shows have ALWAYS had elements like this, making me ask everytime; 'What's YOUR definition of politics?'
So... yeah, safe to say I don't think we'll get a follow-up reboot for Kamen Rider Black RX.
All that said, the action is a definite highlight, but it ain't afraid to go gore-galore. The suits and costumes are just top notch, especially how Black Sun's suit evolves to the ascetics we know and love. I definitely liked Aoi in the show, and how she's practically a potential Rider (Gaining a belt somehow).
And definite props to the 1972 flashback scenes with the design department.
Is the show worth a looksee? I always say your mileage may vary, but yea, it IS worth a watch. Just make sure no kids are around. I would definitely give this a 7 outta 10, and would watch it again for the fights. But if you've seen it, what're your thoughts on the show?
I AM definitely looking forward to Shin Kamen Rider when that movie hits in March 2023.... will be waiting patiently for the DVD of it, since I just, y'know, teleport to a local theater in Japan. Be cool if I could tho. XD
Thanks for your time. ^^
Hopefully Shin Kamen Rider is good. I'm really interested in hearing how it turns out, especially with the Evangelion creator both directing and writing it.
Though I do have an SFW OC whose backstory is a bit similar to traditional Kamen Rider stories.
Definitely check out the older series: '71, Black/Black RX, ZO and J ^^
And what's he about?